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One Way to Tell the Difference between Two-Kingdom Theology and Its Critics

By D. G. Hart | Published: October 17, 2011
Jewish chaplain

Two-kingdomers want Reformed ministers to avoid compromising entanglements like those surrounding chaplains in the U.S. military. Critics of 2k want to keep women out of the military. That difference says a lot about the way each side views the church and the nation. Thanks to Tim and David Bayly for reminding me of this important… Read More→

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To Ask and Tell, or Not to Ask and Tell: This is the Contradiction

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 2, 2010

Rabbi Bret is baaaaaaack from vacation (apparently) and he didn’t waste anytime piling on his favorite virus – the infectious disease known as Radical 2K. He reports that the URCNA Synod has decided to send a letter to the U.S. Armed Services official, drafted by the Presbyterian and Reformed Joint Commission on Chaplains and Miltary… Read More→

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Military Chaplains — What’s Up with That?

By D. G. Hart | Published: September 3, 2009

I have long wondered about the propriety of military chaplains. Mind you, I know some military chaplains and even have them for friends. But the complications to jure divino Presbyterianism that come from ministering as an agent of the state pale in comparison to the sort of ministerial promiscuity that goes on among the denominations… Read More→

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